The Week covers the Best of the British and Foreign Media. With its non partisan reporting, The Week gives the reader an insight into all the the news, people, arts, drama, property, books and how the international media has reported it. This concise guide allows the reader to be up to date and have a wealth of knowledge to allow them to discuss all these key topics with their friends and peers.
The main stories… …and how they were covered
THE WEEK
The Week
Controversy of the week • Justice for Khashoggi?
Spirit of the age
Good week for
Bad week for
Rapid testing in schools
Stop and search failures
Poll watch
The UK at a glance
Europe at a glance
The world at a glance
People
Castaway of the week
Viewpoint: Servants of the people
Farewell
The cladding crisis • Nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, many thousands of people are still stuck in unsafe flats
Life in a tinderbox
Best articles: Britain
IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
Facing up to disaster: the threat of extreme weather
Best articles: International • Myanmar’s uprising: a new generation takes to the streets
Health & Science • What the scientists are saying…
The scientist creating green steel – and other eco-goods
Exercise won’t solve the obesity crisis
Talking points • Salmond vs. Sturgeon: the feud convulsing the SNP
Pick of the week’s Gossip
Talking points • Cancelled exams: another fine mess?
Shamima Begum: no right to return
Wit & Wisdom
Statistics of the week
Sport • Breakthrough in athletics: the clue is in the shoe
Rugby union: more woe for England, joy for Wales
Racing: the photo that destroyed a reputation
Sporting headlines
Pick of the week’s correspondence
Exchange of the week Attlee’s legacy
Review of reviews: Books
Book of the week
Podcasts... Obama, the Boss, Bellingcat and fashion
Albums of the week: three new releases
Films to stream
Film & TV
Bloodlands: a “jolting” thriller
Artist of the week: Han van Meegeren
News from the art world
The List
The Archers: what happened last week
Best properties on the market
What the experts say
Recipe of the week
The return of rye
Consumer
Obituaries
Companies in the news • ...and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square Mile
McKinsey: consultant, heal thyself
Issue of the week: what are the bond markets telling us? • Investors globally have become antsy about bonds. Bad news for heavily indebted governments
The City’s shake-up: what the punters say
Mind games • Humans are notoriously irrational when it comes to money, said Peter Coy on Bloomberg. “We spend too much and don’t save enough… We buy shares in GameStop at the top of the market.” Here are some behavioural tricks to get your financial life “under control”:
Commentators
City profile
Who’s tipping what
Market summary
Directors’ dealings
Form guide • Shares tipped 12 weeks ago
Market view
The all-female militia that helped defeat Isis • The Kurdish Women’s Defence Units fought in some of the bloodiest battles of Syria’s civil war, says Ben Macintyre. Now their story will be told in a new TV series produced by Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea